The fellow kinsmen for whom Paul desperately pleads in Romans 9 are not without hope. Those hardened have hope of being provoked by envy and saved. Those stumbling have not stumbled beyond the hope of recovery (Rom. 11:11). Paul desperately holds out hope for those cut off to leave their unbelief and be grafted back in (Rom. 11:23). Hope does not remain for the reprobate of Calvinism, but it most certainly remains for those whom the apostle addresses in this text.
